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"When I left him out for a couple of games after he’d come back from injury, I never heard a word from him. He was like ‘yes Bow, no worries’. He’s just a top lad. I think he’ll go far in the game.

"I can’t see why he couldn't play in the Premier League. He’s very similar to Ashley Cole.

"He’s probably better than Ashley Cole was at his age. I played against Ashley at a young age and everyone knows how good he was. He was probably our best offensive left-back for a long, long time.

Ashley Cole (Image: Clive Mason/Getty Images)

"Jay’s the same. Everybody thinks because he’s small he might struggle. But he’s unbelievable in the air.

"He uses his body so well at the far post. Everyone thinks ‘we’ll pick him out, we’ll get balls to the far post’ but he uses his body so they don't get a clear header against him. People don't score from it. He’s an exceptional player."